ASAD HUSSAIN vs FLASHMANS' HOTEL, RAWALPINDI — 1971 PLC 155

Citation: 1971 PLC 155

Court: Labour Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-01-16

Parties: ASAD HUSSAIN vs FLASHMANS' HOTEL, RAWALPINDI

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Case cited as 1971 PLC 155

Judgment Text

Court Name: Labour Court Judge(s): Mazharul Haq Title: ASAD HUSSAIN vs FLASHMANS' HOTEL, RAWALPINDI Case No.: Petition No. 31 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-01-16 Reported As: 1971 PLC 155 Result: reference is made Judgment ORDER Asad Hussain, Ex-Accounts Clerk of Flashmans--- Hotel, Rawalpindi, filed this petition under Standing Order 18 of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders, Ordinance, 1968 against the respondent --Management for his re-instatement and consequential benefits. The facts' of the case are that about Rs. 46,000 of the respondent were misappropriated regarding which a case has also been registered with the police against the petitioner. Asad Hussain, which is stated to be pending before a Magistrate. The Management dismissed the petitioner with effect from 1-1-1969. The petitioner has agitated that no charge-sheet was issued to him nor any inquiry was held against him and that the Management had arbitrarily dismissed him. It was further argued by the counsel for the petitioner that since the Manage--ment vests with the Custodian of Enemy Property,' the Manager of the Hotel had no authority to order the dismissal of the petitioner without the approval and consent of the Custodian of Enemy Property. The learned counsel for the respondent made a reference to the definition of the employer under the Standing Orders Ordinance, 1968, section 2, sub-clause (c)(iii). In my view the manager would be included in the definition of .the…

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